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Awaiting the impact of EU the Digital Services Art

It is now less than three months before the Digital Services Act (DSA) becomes effective on February 17, 2024, which was originally introduced to keep tech giants like Meta and Google...

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University fined due to lack of appropriate TOMs

The technical aspect of data protection is often overlooked by Data Controllers who are most likely to focus on the legal aspects of the issue and fail...

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The end of third party cookies?

Google recently announced and started abolishing third party cookies on 04.01.2024 signifying a massive change in monitoring users’ surfing behavior. More specifically, third party cookies,...

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The recurring risk of cyber attacks

In the beginning of November 2023, a company managing real estate assets of the Greek state, was attacked by hackers and consequently suffered a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) affecting the normal course of its operations...

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CJEU on Art. 15 GDPR right of access by the data subject

More and more clients of ours ask us what is the right way to approach and subsequently respond a data subject’s Art. 15 GDPR access request (DSAR). Recently, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) shed some light on that matter...

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New EU Digital Services Act (“DSA”) effective early 2024: keep an eye on Art. 13 DSA

The DSA has a very broad scope of application: it regulates the obligations of digital service providers that act as intermediaries in their role of connecting consumers with goods, services, and content. This includes online marketplaces...

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General Obligations
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Wearables and fitness apps - are they fit to protect your privacy? No.

They are convenient, small, and you carry them with you all the time: we are talking about fitness apps and wearable smart devices that track your fitness and health data...

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Data Security
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The GDPR and children

The EU General Data Protection Regulation considers the personal data of children and young people to be particularly vulnerable because, according to the legislator, children are less aware of the risks and their rights than adults...

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Loyalty cards and data protection

Everyone knows them and almost everyone uses them - loyalty cards are now a standard part of the shopping experience. They promise many benefits to loyal customers. The idea is to create long-term customer loyalty...

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